Bag carried on the back of an animal

ABSTRACT

A bag for an animal that can prevent belt-like assemblies attached to a bag body from swaying and stably secure the bag body to the body of the animal where the bag is placed on the animal. The bag includes the bag body carried on the back of the animal, two first belt-like assemblies attached to an outer surface of the bag body and crossing each other on the belly of the animal to form an X shape, a second belt-like assembly attached to the first belt-like assemblies and forming a U shape around a neck of the animal. Each of the belt-like assemblies has an adjustment mechanism.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

This invention generally relates to a bag carried on the back of ananimal, and more particularly, a bag carried on the back of an animalwherein the bag is stably secured thereto.

2. Description of Related Art

When a pet owner walks his or her companion animal, he or she often hasto carry equipments such as shovel, a waste cleanup bag, and the likefor disposing of excrement that the animal has discharged on a road, ina park, or the like. The pet owner usually holds a leash for controllingthe animal in one hand, and carries the equipments in the other hand,which, however, causes inconvenience to the pet owner and furthermoremay jeopardize the safety of the pet owner where the animal movesunexpectedly. Bags for having the animal carry the equipments wereinvented to solve the above-mentioned problem, for example, as describedin the Japanese Registered Utility Model No. 3110104.

A conventional bag for an animal has a structure in which a main bagbody is secured to the body of an animal with a single belt-like elementattached to the bag body, but this structure results in drawbacks thatthe belt-like element is swayed and the bag becomes unstable where theanimal moves rapidly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention is made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and it isan object of this invention to provide a bag for an animal wherein a bagbody is stably secured to the animal.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a bag for an animalaccording to this invention comprises a bag body carried on the back ofthe animal, two first belt-like assemblies attached to an outer surfaceof the bag body and crossing each other on the belly of the animal toform an X shape, a second belt-like assembly attached to the firstbelt-like assemblies and forming a U shape around a neck of the animal.

The bag is fitted to the animal by arranging the first belt-likeassemblies attached to the bag across each other in an X shape on thebelly of the animal, and arranging the second belt-like assemblyattached to the first belt-like assemblies around a neck of the animalto form a U shape.

The bag for an animal structured as above prevents the belt-likeassemblies attached to the bag body from swaying, and enables the bagbody to be stably fixed to the animal.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other objects and features of the invention are apparentto those skilled in the art from the following preferred embodimentthereof when considered in conjunction with the accompanied drawings, inwhich:

FIG. 1 is a back side view of the bag carried on the back of an animalof the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an elevation view of the bag carried on the back of an animalof the present invention;

FIG. 3 is another back side view of the bag carried on the back of ananimal of the present invention; and

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the bag carried on the back of an animalof the present invention where the bag is attached to the dog D.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

As shown in FIG. 1, the bag 1 for an animal comprises a bag body 10containing equipments for disposing of excrement and the like, two firstbelt-like assemblies 11 and 12, and a second belt-like assembly 13.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, the bag body 10 is in a box shape, andincludes a flap 20, a surface fastener 19, and a fastener 21.

The fastener 21 is arranged starting from a proximate center of a firstside surface of the bag body 10 neighboring a second side surfacecovered by the flap 20, passing along the second side surface, andending at a proximate center of a third side surface opposite to thefirst side surface.

The flap 20 is secured to a side near the animal's neck of a lowersurface of the bag body 10 in contact with the back of the animal. Thesurface fastener 19 is arranged at an end portion of the flap 20 inorder to detachably secure the flap 20 to an upper surface opposite tothe lower surface of the bag body 10.

As shown in FIG. 4, the fastener 21 is arranged from the first sidesurface of the bag body 10 by way of the second side surface facing theneck of the animal to the third side surface on the opposite side of thefirst side surface, so that the bag can be opened and closed. The flap20 is arranged to cover the fastener 21 to prevent objects in the bagfrom falling out where the fastener 21 is left opened by mistake.

A belt 11 includes a pair of belts 11 a and 11 b, each of which has adifferent length, and further includes connection pieces 16 a and 16 bfor connecting the pair of the belts 11 a and 11 b. A belt 12 includes apair of belts 12 a and 12 b, each of which has a different length, andfurther includes connection pieces 17 a and 17 b for connecting the pairof the belts 12 a and 12 b.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, each of the belts 11 a and 12 a isarranged on the lower surface of the bag rearward of the belts 11 b and12 b. The belts 11 a and 12 a respectively have clasp units 15 servingas adjustment mechanism in an intermediate section of each of the belts,and respectively have three-forked triangular shaped locking protrudingunits 16 a and 17 b at an end of each of the belts.

The belt 11 b is attached to a position substantially diagonal to aposition to which the belt 11 a is attached on the bottom of the bagbody 10.

The belt 12 b is attached to a position substantially diagonal to aposition to which the belt 12 a is attached on the bottom of the bagbody 10.

Locking receptacle units 16 b and 17 b are respectively arranged at anend of each of the belts 11 b and 12 b to receive the three-forkedlocking protruding units 16 a and 17 b inserted therein for connectionbetween the belts 11 a and 11 b and between the belts 12 a and 12 b.

The belt-like assembly includes a pair of belts 13 a and 13 b, each ofwhich has a different length.

The belt 13 a is attached to a portion where the belt 12 b is attachedto the bag, and the belt 13 b is attached to a portion where the belt 11b is attached to the bag.

A clasp unit 15 is arranged in an intermediate section of the belt 13 a,and a three-forked locking protruding unit 18 a is arranged at an end ofthe belt 13 a.

A locking receptacle unit 18 b is arranged at an end of the belt 13 b toreceive the three-forked locking protruding unit 18 a inserted thereinfor connection between the belts 13 a and 13 b.

The locking protruding unit 16 a arranged at the end of the belt 11 a isinserted into the locking receptacle unit 16 b arranged at the end ofthe belt 11 b, so that the belt 11 a and the belt 11 b are connected toform the belt-like assembly 11.

The locking protruding unit 17 a arranged at the end of the belt 12 a isinserted into the locking receptacle unit 17 b arranged at the end ofthe belt 12 b, so that the belt 12 a and the belt 12 b are connected toform the belt-like assembly 12.

Furthermore, the locking protruding unit 18 a arranged at the end of thebelt 13 a is inserted into the locking receptacle unit 18 b arranged atthe end of the belt 13 b, so that the belt 13 a and the belt 13 b areconnected to form the belt-like assembly 13.

Shorter belts and longer belts are connected as hereinabove described,so that the belt-like assemblies 11 and 12 are formed below the lowersurface of the bag and cross each other to form an X shape, as shown inFIG. 1. On the other hand, a shorter belt and a longer belt areconnected to form a loop, namely, the belt-like assembly 13.

Clasp units 15 are arranged to adjust lengths of the belt-likeassemblies 11, 12 and 13, thereby allowing finer adjustments of thebelt-like assemblies.

FIG. 4 shows the bag 1 for an animal according to the present inventionin a case where the bag is fitted on a dog D.

The bag 1 for an animal can be fitted by first placing the lower surfaceof the bag body 10 on the back of the dog, arranging the belt 13 aaround a neck of the dog to form a U, and inserting the lockingprotruding unit 18 a arranged at the end of the belt 13 a into thelocking receptacle unit 18 b arranged at the end of the belt 13 b toconnect the belt 13 a and the belt 13 b.

Subsequently, the belt 11 a is placed across a belly of the dog D, andthe locking protruding unit 16 a arranged at the end of the belt 11 a isinserted into the locking receptacle unit 16 b arranged at the end ofthe belt 11 b to connect the belt 11 a and the belt 11 b.

Subsequently, the belt 12 a is placed across a belly of the dog D, andthe locking protruding unit 17 a arranged at the end of the belt 12 a isinserted into the locking receptacle unit 17 b arranged at the end ofthe belt 12 b to connect the belt 12 a and the belt 12 b.

Finally, the lengths of the belt-like assemblies are adjusted with theclasp units 15 arranged in the belt-like assemblies 11, 12 and 13, sothat the bag body 10 is firmly secured to the dog.

The first belt-like assemblies comprised of two belt-like assembliesarranged on the bag body cross each other on the belly of the animal inan X shape, and further, the second belt-like assembly is placed aroundthe neck of the animal in a U shape, so that the bag body is stablysecured to the animal.

Furthermore, the clasp units are arranged in the belt-like assemblies toadjust the lengths of the belt-like assemblies, so that the belt-likeassemblies attached to the bag body is prevented from swaying, and thus,the bag body is stably secured to the animal.

The locking protruding units and the locking receptacle units enableeasy connection and disconnection of the belt-like assemblies, so thatthe bag body can be attached to and detached from the animal easily.

Although, the bag for a dog is exemplified in the above embodiment, thepresent invention is not limited thereto but can be applied to any otheranimals such as cats, horses, and the like.

The foregoing description of preferred embodiment of the invention hasbeen presented for purposes of illustration and description, and is notintended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise formdisclosed. The description was selected to best explain the principlesof the invention and their practical application to enable othersskilled in the art to best utilize the invention in various embodimentand various modifications as are suited to the particular usecontemplated. It is intended that the scope of the invention should notbe limited by the specification, but be defined by the claims set forthbelow.

1. A bag for an animal comprising: a bag body carried on the back of theanimal; two first belt-like assemblies attached to an outer surface ofthe bag body and crossing each other on a belly of the animal to form anX shape; and a second belt-like assembly attached to the first belt-likeassemblies and forming a U shape around a neck of the animal.
 2. The bagfor the animal according to claim 1, wherein one of the first belt-likeassemblies comprises an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a length ofthe one of the first belt-like assemblies.
 3. The bag for the animalaccording to claim 1, wherein the second belt-like assembly comprises anadjustment mechanism for adjusting a length of the second belt-likeassembly.
 4. The bag for the animal according to claim 2, wherein thesecond belt-like assembly comprises an adjustment mechanism foradjusting a length of the second belt-like assembly.
 5. The bag for theanimal according to claim 1, wherein one of the first belt-likeassemblies is consisted of two belts each having a different length, andwherein one of the belts has a locking protruding portion at an endthereof, and the other of the belts has a locking receptacle portion atan end thereof capable of receiving the locking protruding portioninserted therein.
 6. The bag for the animal according to claim 1,wherein the second belt-like assembly is consisted of two belts eachhaving a different length, and wherein one of the belts has a lockingprotruding portion at an end thereof, and the other of the belts has alocking receptacle portion at an end thereof capable of receiving thelocking protruding portion inserted therein.